Box-blank and process of using the same.



J. F. ADAMS. BOX BLANK AND PROCESS OF USING THE SAME. APPLIOATION FILEDMAY 8, 1909.

959,098, Patented May 24, 1910.

0 sRAPkzRs. WASHINGTON n c UNITED STATES T OFFICE.

JOSEPH' F. ADAMS, OF ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN.

BOX-BLANK AND PROCESS OF' USING THE SAME.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH: F. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica,and resident of St. Clair, St. Clair county, Michigan, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Box-Blanks andProcesses of Using the Same, of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates to the manufacture of boxes of that particular kindinwhich the corners of the bottom project through the side walls of thebox. Prior to my invention, the holes or slots for the corners were madebefore the parts of the box were assembled. Now, however, and inaccordance with my invention, the said holes or slots are formed duringthe assembling of the sides and bottom of the box. The corners of thebottom are caused to punch holes or slots in the side walls of the box,by exerting sufficient pressure during the assembling of the differentparts. In this way the expense of cutting the said holes or slots byspecial machinery is entirely eliminated. Consequently, a reduction isaccomplished in the manufacture of this kind of a box. The sameexpedient may be used in other boxes.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective of a boxconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe blank from which the sides of the box are made. Fig. 3 is a plan ofthe bottom of the box.

The side walls of the box consist of sides 1, 2, 3, 4, and flat corners6, 7, 8 and 9; it being observed that the sides 1 and 3 are wider thanthe sides 2 and 4, whereby the box is oblong; and that the said cornersal ternate with the sides. The portion 5 laps upon the outer surface ofthe side 1, in the manner shown. Each corner is formed between twovertical score lines 14, and each corner is scored vertically at 15 atthe center thereof. The sides and corners are formed from the blankshown in Fig. 2. This may be of ordinary veneer with the grain of thewood running lengthwise thereof. Each corner has a horizontal slot 10near the bottom thereof, with small portions 11 projecting outwardlyfrom the ends thereof. The bottom 12 is rectangular and oblong in shape,and has sharp corners 13. The said bottom may consist of a strip ofveneer.

The method of manufacture is as follows: The band consisting of theblank shown in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 8, 1909.

Patented May 24-, 1910.

Serial No. 494,786.

Fig. 2 is wrapped and bent around the bottom, and the sharp corners 13of the latter are caused to bear against the inner sides of the scorelines 15. The pressure is sufficient to drive or force the said cornersthrough the veneer of the corners, causing the wood to break at thescore lines 15, thereby forming the slots 10. Incidentally, also, thesmall portions 11 are formed that extend along the edges of the bottomwhen the box is finished. Thus the corners of the bottom punch or makethe slotsin which they are supported. This saves time and money, asotherwise a special machine is necessary for punching the slots. The boxcan be folded and assembled by any suitable machinery, or by hand.Staples 16 are inserted through the portions 1 and 5 to hold the sametogether. One staple is above the bottom, and the other below. Strengthand rigidity are thus secured.

The score lines 15 enable the corners 13 to more readily punch their waythrough the veneer of the band. The portions 11 are thus readily brokenapart, and are of less length than the projecting edges of the bottom,whereby they do not constitute an objectionable feature in the finishedbox. lVithout the score lines 15, the veneer would be liable to break atone of the lines 14, and a projecting portion would then be formed of alength to extend beyond the corner 13 of the bottom. \Vith my improvedmethod of construction, however, this possibility is eliminated and thepunching of the slots for the corners of the bottom is made easy andsatisfactory. Thus the cost of manufacture is considerably reduced, anda satisfactory article furnished to the user.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The process of making boxes, which comprises the bending of the sidesand corners around the bottom of the box, and exerting suflicientpressure in so doing to cause the corners of the bottom to punch holesin the corners of the box, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The process of making boxes, which comprises the scoring of the band,wrapping the band around the bottom of the box, and causing the sharpcorners of the bottom to pierce the band at the points where the same isscored, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The process of making boxes, which comprises the scoring of the bandat the corner portions of the box, so as to form fiat corner portionswhich are scored vertically at the centers thereof, and then punchingout the material of said corner portions to form slots, the punched-outmaterial being caused to break at the said score lines, whereby thedisplaced material is left projecting from opposite ends of each s 0t.

4. The process of making boxes from thin sheet material, such as veneer,which includes, as an essential step therein, the trans verse scoring ofthe sheet material to provide fiat corner portions for the box, and alsothe scoring of the said flat corner portions vertically and centrallythereof, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The process of making receptacles, which includes, as an essentialstep therein, the forcible disrupting of the fiber of the sheet materialfrom which the receptacle is made, to permit one or more portions of thebottom of the receptacle to project through said sheet material, bycausing said bottom portion or portions to impinge upon the sheetmaterial at the point or points therein to be disrupted, whereby thesaid portion or portions punch the hole or holes necessary for thebottom of the receptacle.

6. The strip of veneer having four flat corner portions formed by scorelines 14, and flat sides between said flat corner portions, said cornerportions having vertical and central score lines 15 each score line 15disposed between two score lines 14, as set forth.

Signed by me at St. Joseph, Michigan, this 5th day of May, 1909.

JOSEPH F. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

SAML. WV. HONEY, WM. R. STEVENS.

